Praia Brava Surf Forecast

/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (22.99° S 42.02° W)

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Praia Brava surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 -03

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Praia Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is 21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

Table - waves today at Praia Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1130	1045	946	932	946	854	854	757	700	613	613	677	636	460	406	335	427	460	492	447	418	527	155	97
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	SW	SSE	E	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)						12:34PM 0.91			11:34PM 0.72					1:04PM 0.97				12:16AM 0.85				1:29PM 1.00
Low Tide / height (m)			4:34AM 0.27					6:06PM 0.54			5:46AM 0.18					6:37PM 0.46				6:35AM 0.10				7:06PM 0.38

	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	21	22	22	21	21	20	21	20	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	21
Feels °C (?)	18	17	16	17	17	16	14	16	16	19	21	20	17	19	21	21	21	22	24	24	20	20	17	16

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Praia Brava (moderate winds from the ENE at Cabo Frio Cape Airport 10 km from Praia Brava). A 1.8m groundswell from the SSE
55 minutes ago Praia Brava

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Actual: 55 min ago

24 km/h

ENE

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